"You haven't even asked where we come from." Lanti suddenly asked.
Shen Yinxiao had actually guessed that they might not be Han Chinese, but now that the relationship between Hu and Han was tense, it would be better to have less trouble than to have more trouble. She didn't know that if they didn't talk about it, the matter wouldn't be spread, and there would be less right and wrong.
Unless the group who escorted them announced it at that time.
However, looking at the sneaky appearance of the group that day, I'm afraid that the group had other plans, and they wouldn't have revealed it even if they had the guts.
"The accent doesn't sound like someone from Youzhou City." Shen Yinxiao prepared the brine and said casually.
Seeing that she was not interested, Lanti said no more. He originally wanted to tell the whole story of that day, but swallowed the words before he reached his lips.
"Tomorrow is the winter solstice, Yinxiao. Later you take Lanti to buy some stuffing for making dumplings. Dad will chop the stuffing, and tomorrow your mother will make dumplings to eat!" Father Shen has been much more leisurely these days, and the family business is still going on. I feel a lot better. I feel refreshed when happy events happen. I haven't suffered from epilepsy anymore and I feel full of energy.
"I know, Dad."
After Shen Yinxiao finished getting rid of the things on his hands, he washed his hands, took a few taels of silver, and took Lan Ti out of the door.
People were coming and going on the street, and there were more passers-by than usual. Perhaps it was because the winter solstice was approaching, so delis and raw meat shops were overcrowded.
There are many new faces in the city, and tourists who have gone out have returned home to enjoy family time with their families.
Shen Yinxiao and Lan Ti were going to buy a few kilograms of pork and beef, but there were too many people in the raw meat shop and they couldn't squeeze in.
She had no choice but to give up and take Lanti to the nearby Chunfeng Tower to sit down, eat some snacks at the Five Zang Temple, and drink a cup of hot tea to warm up.
Chunfeng Restaurant is one of the best restaurants in the city. Not only does it have some of the best delicacies in Youzhou, but the actors hired in the restaurant are also good at dancing and have melodious singing voices. The rich kids from Youzhou, as well as all the ladies, love to come and listen to it.
Thinking that Lanti and the others had done a lot of work these days and had not yet asked for wages, they thought of bringing her in to eat something good. They followed the waiter into the dining room and ordered steamed cheese with sugar, plum blossom cakes, and Qiqiao. Snacks, and a pot of fragrant grass to drink.
It was the first time that Lan Ti ate these things, and she was surprised that the Han people could make these foods so exquisite. She couldn't bear to eat them for a moment, so Shen Yinxiao gave her a piece of sugar-steamed cheese and said, "Eat it." "
"Thank you!" Randy smiled happily and started eating with relish.
A wooden platform was set up in the center of the lobby of Chunfeng Tower. There was a pair of actors on the platform, playing the pipa and the piano while singing little songs.
The song "Eternal Life Palace" is sung, and "Yay Ya Ya" is about the affectionate relationship between the former imperial concubine and the emperor.
"The spring scenery is sultry, the flowers are loved by the wind like a fan, and the willow smoke forms a formation. Wherever I pass, I can't distinguish the purple road of red dust..."
The female voice is melodious, charming and passionate.
"Leaning on our shoulders, walking hand in hand down the stairs. A bright river stretches across the hall..."
Lan Ti was not used to listening to these throat-squeezing songs, but Shen Yinxiao was fascinated by it, and even shed tears while listening.
Lan Ti paused and asked her: "Yin Xiao? Why are you crying?"
Shen Yinxiao turned his head in embarrassment, wiped the corners of his eyes, and said hoarsely: "It's nothing..."
She smiled awkwardly: "I just thought about the ending of this story. The beginning is so beautiful, but the ending is so sad. But I know the ending, so I can't help but feel sad when I hear about this romantic past."
"What's the ending?"
"The emperor in the play ordered the death of his beloved concubine with whom he had sworn an oath for the sake of his imperial power."
Lanti tilted her head and thought for a while, "I have heard this story, but the ending of the story is different from what you said. I heard that in the end, the emperor and his concubine flew into the sky after their death and became a couple of gods and immortals."
"Since it is a story, of course it will have a happy ending."
The two were talking when the guests in the building suddenly let out a burst of shouts.
The two followed the movement and looked over. In the private room on the second floor, two girls dressed as maids walked to the stage and threw a dozen gold ingots in the tray.
A dozen taels of gold is enough for an ordinary family to eat and drink for several years.
Some people's random rewards for actors are enough to feed and drink ordinary people for several years.
Lanti felt that she was well-off, but when she saw someone who didn't regard gold as gold, she still stuck out her tongue.
Shen Yinxiao turned his gaze back and continued drinking tea.
"My master said that if you sing well, you will be rewarded."
The maid said loudly.
Everyone in the building was whispering, discussing who the person sitting in this elegant room was. There were not many people in Youzhou who could spend so much money.
"Just now I looked and saw two pairs of young men and women entering. I guess the husband and his wife from some family came to have a drink and listen to the show."
"Madam? Why do I look like a young lady with her hair untied?"
"That husband looks familiar. I seem to have seen him somewhere. He seems to be the husband of the governor's family, the young master of the Wei family."
The name suddenly broke into his ears. Shen Yinxiao's hand holding the tea cup shook, and a few drops of tea spilled.
"Perhaps you are going out to play with your family members. Besides the Wei family, who else has the capital to spend so much money?" the tea guest continued.
The shopkeeper had to collect the money and take the people to the private room to salute them.
Said a few compliments.
"Wei Shaojun and his ladies are here in great splendor. The plum blossoms in the Spring Breeze Tower are shining brightly. Today there are newly arrived pear blossoms. They are specially sent to Shaojun and the ladies to taste. Don't dislike them."
Since that day when Zhou Yu came to provoke her and was killed, Wei Cheng never came to see her again.
She didn't want to look towards that elegant room, but that elegant room was not far in front of Shen Yinxiao's sight.
It was said to be a private room, but it was just a small room surrounded by screens. Shen Yinxiao was uniquely blessed. He could get a general idea of what was going on inside at a glance.
Sitting on the innermost side is Wang Yuanjun, who is wearing a lotus-colored long-sleeved gown with a begonia pattern and a moon-white pleated Ruyi skirt. Her jet-black hair is combed into a pony bun, with a newly picked white plum hairpin slanted on her head. The bun is decorated with thin silver beaded tassels, and the ruby earrings on the ears are swaying.
She sat upright and drank tea. When she heard the compliments from the actors on the stage and the owner of Chunfeng Tower, she didn't look away. She held the lid of the tea bowl, gently brushed away the broken leaves on the tea soup, and took a slow sip.
The way he moves his hands and feet is graceful and noble.
Lan Ti also saw it and came closer to Shen Yinxiao: "Look at that girl's arrogant look. She is so tired of pretending. She has been in the limelight today, but she is so proud."
Shen Yinxiao didn't hear what she said clearly. Her eyes were not on Wang Yuanjun or Lan Ti.
Her gaze seemed to pass through countless crowds of people, following Wei Cheng's hand as he took off his cloak, and landed on Wang Yuanjun's shoulders.
Wei Cheng put his black fox cloak on Wang Yuanjun's shoulders, lowered his head and said something to Wang Yuanjun. Wang Yuanjun nodded, poured a glass of pear blossom white and handed it to Wei Cheng. Wei Cheng drank it and drank it in one gulp. The maid waiting at the door gave instructions.
The maid saluted, stood up, went outside, and said haughtily to the shopkeeper: "Keep singing."
The shopkeeper clapped his hands hurriedly and asked them to continue singing.
"Have a good rest and I'll come find you when I'm done."
"Yinxiao, what do you want? I'll give it to you."
"I like you."
"do not leave Me."
...
Shen Yinxiao suddenly felt a little dizzy, and there seemed to be countless cicadas chirping in his ears. It turned out to be his own tinnitus.
The words Wei Cheng once said suddenly rang in his ears again.
Shen Yinxiao's throat felt fishy and sweet, his throat rolled, and he suppressed it.
Lan Ti suddenly said: "Yin Xiao, you don't have to laugh if you don't want to. Do you know that your smile is uglier than crying now?"
